CPW Commission requires a valid hunting or fishing license to access all State Wildlife Areas and CPW-leased State Trust Lands
DENVER – A valid hunting or fishing license will be required for everyone 18 or older attempting to access any State Wildlife Area or State Trust Land leased by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, beginning July 1. > On May 4, 2020, at 12:25 PM, Ann Reeves <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is Annie Reeves > Is a Duck Stamp adequate for entry? > > On Mon, May 4, 2020, 12:38 Pam Piombino <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Peg Rooney <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Mon, May 4, 2020 at 10:32 AM > Subject: [ACC] Hunting/Fishing license required to enter SWAs starting July 1 > To: Unknown <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > CPW Commission requires a valid hunting or fishing license to access all > State Wildlife Areas and CPW-leased State Trust Lands > > DENVER – A valid hunting or fishing license will be required for everyone 18 > or older attempting to access any State Wildlife Area or State Trust Land > leased by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, beginning July 1. > > The rule change was adopted unanimously April 30 by the Colorado Parks and > Wildlife Commission. > > “By policy, state wildlife areas are acquired with hunter and angler dollars, > and are intended specifically to provide wildlife habitat and > wildlife-related recreation,” Southeast Regional Manager Brett Ackerman told > the commission at its meeting. “This rule is aimed at curtailing > non-wildlife-related use of these properties. > > At the meeting, Ackerman presented examples from across the state of the > increasing use of state wildlife areas inconsistent with their purpose, > including set up of temporary residences, vehicular use on big game winter > range, vandalism, and other uses detrimental to wildlife and wildlife-related > uses. > > “There’s certainly an impact on staff and resources, potential public health > impact, degradation of habitat and displacement of wildlife,” Ackerman told > commissioners. “There is a pattern of non-wildlife related issues we’re > seeing out there.” > > Beginning on July 1, 2020, anyone entering a state wildlife area or state > trust land leased by CPW must hold either a valid hunting or fishing license > in Colorado. > > Ackerman emphasized that, “As with all new regulations, especially one as far > reaching as this, our policy is to first educate. Especially when talking to > constituent users of state wildlife areas, we want to help people understand > why we’re taking this action. We’re not seeking to catch people off guard and > write them tickets. We want to curtail non-wildlife use of these properties > and return them to their original intended purpose.” > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Audubon Colorado Council" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/audubon-colorado/CAAJzSNv4HFrjtR7vgVPChCdMBjOAAJzak2P8M-UUQN%2BJ2D6SXg%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/audubon-colorado/CAAJzSNv4HFrjtR7vgVPChCdMBjOAAJzak2P8M-UUQN%2BJ2D6SXg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAF2zbdt-LSBftoEnq9y%2BjYbQdbUKuPfX35Et1uC5BKpHcBHA8w%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAF2zbdt-LSBftoEnq9y%2BjYbQdbUKuPfX35Et1uC5BKpHcBHA8w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGRnS%2BFLf0gdg3amQ5%2Bz%3DQ-ETFNZz_vhdZBEw_PwqDHHhc%2Bicw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGRnS%2BFLf0gdg3amQ5%2Bz%3DQ-ETFNZz_vhdZBEw_PwqDHHhc%2Bicw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/50AAD255-537C-411B-BD7D-D5DEA48DB976%40gmail.com.
